Louisville was one of the first schools to offer Charlotte (N.C.) Phillip O'Berry Rivals 250 to watch linebacker Nick Dawson, and they made an early appearance in his top group. The 6-3, 228-pound Dawson updated the Cardinals' status on his list earlier this week.

Dawson now holds close to a dozen offers with Auburn, Vanderbilt and Illinois being the most recent additions. He had listed a top three of Clemson, Louisville and NC State back in January, and a couple of those schools still stand out.